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Salman Rushdie's fatwa grows thin | Vanessa Thorpehttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2010/jul/23/salman-rushdie-fatwa
The author says he can now view the period following Ayatollah Khomeini's chilling edict with a degree of detachment<p>Salman Rushdie's decision to write about his ordeal 20 years ago, when a fatwa issued by Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini encouraged the destruction of the writer and all his works, is being greeted with interest by friends who helped him during his time in hiding.</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/24/rushdie-planning-book-time-in-hiding" title="First broken by Alison Flood">First announced by the Guardian's Alison Flood</a>, Rushdie's latest endeavour was in the spotlight again last week when the writer explained at a <a href="http://www.granta.com/Online-Only/Granta-111-launches" title="Granta event">Granta event</a> why he had chosen to revisit the experience.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2010/jul/23/salman-rushdie-fatwa">Continue reading...</a>Salman RushdieFictionBooksFreedom of speechIslamCultureFri, 23 Jul 2010 10:53:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2010/jul/23/salman-rushdie-fatwaFelix ClayFile past ... Salman Rushdie is ready to turn his hand to interpreting a difficult period. Photograph: Felix ClayFelix Clay/GuardianVanessa Thorpe2010-07-23T10:53:47Z